Fight the fear to build a more compassionate world

The world is plagued by violence, hate and upheaval but paradoxically most of humanity is better off. A more compassionate world is possible, say the Dalai Lama and Arthur C Brooks

In many ways, there has never been a better time to be alive. Violence plagues some corners of the world, and too many still live under the grip of tyrannical regimes.

And although all the world’s major faiths teach love, compassion and tolerance, unthinkable violence is being perpetrated in the name of religion. And yet, fewer among us are poor, fewer are hungry, fewer children are dying, and more men and women can read than ever before.